Giant Drosera binata in the Southern Highlands, NSW
The Southern Highlands is a region south of Sydney notable for its sandstone plateaus. Heathlands are common at the top of these plateaus, forming atop the shallow sandy soils that…
Rafflesia arnoldii
Rafflesia arnoldii produces the world's largest individual flowers, with blooms around 1 meter in diameter. Interestingly, the species does not produce leaves and lives as a parasite inside Tetrastigma vines.…
Drosera arcturi on Mt Kosciuszko
In mid-January 2022, I went up to Australia's highest mountain range in search of Drosera arcturi - a sundew that grows in the coldest parts of Australia and New Zealand.…
Introgression between Utricularia oppositiflora and U. dichotoma in the Errinundra National Park
I came across this interesting population of Utricularia on the upland escarpment of the Errinundra National Park, eastern Victoria. Two taxa were present - a smaller one resembling U. oppositiflora…
A putative natural hybrid between Utricularia oppositiflora and U. barkeri
In November 2021, I found a population of a putative natural hybrid between Utricularia oppositiflora and U. barkeri in the Grampians region. The upper corolla lip of the hybrid was…
An occurrence of Drosera peltata in Victoria
Drosera peltata occurs in moist coastal heathland in East Gippsland, on the Victorian side of the border with NSW. The plants here are mostly tall (>30cm) with well-spaced inflorescences held…
An excellent display of Utricularia uniflora
This year's display of Utricularia uniflora in the Blue Mountains was particularly impressive, with ridiculously large specimens in high numbers hanging off the cliffs.
Utricularia dichotoma subsp. aquilonia in the Blue Mountains
The end of December seemed to be the peak blooming period for this Blue Mountains population of Utricularia dichotoma subsp. aquilonia. This subspecies usually grows on the banks of shallow…
The Drosera binata wall
In the gullies of the Blue Mountains, the creeks erode the variously porous layers of sandstone, forming seepages out of the rockface. Drosera binata colonises these seepages, sometimes to incredible…
Post-fire blooming of Drosera binata in Budderoo National Park
Following a prescribed burn in March, the Drosera binata in Budderoo National Park were induced to bloom en mass in December 2021. The burn cleared a creek gully of its…